The landlord probably wants a single person downstairs, if they wanted a couple or whatever they'd of picked a different person.

As far as neighborhood guides, I don't know of one source, but here are a couple of resources that might be helpful.  

As far as Skagit County goes, take a look out east in Sedro Woolley where there are better prices, Mount Vernon has skyrocketed the past couple of years.

My wife’s best friend owns a couple weeks in Kauai and talks about how awesome it is.

@Canesha Edwards I admire the attempt at promoting new products but if I ever brought an IPad into a tub with me I would be ordering a new one in the next couple hours.

@John BarrThere was a good BP thread on this that started a couple years ago.

My wife and I got married 4 years ago, and bought our first home.

I have already setup alerts for the area, and have been doing some reading on this forum for the past couple of weeks to get a sense of things.I am looking to connect with fellow investors, and somewhat urgently in need of a real estate agent, and GC who could work with me on a long term relationship basis.

I started BRRRRing in my town of Okeechobee, FL a couple of years ago.

If you figure that everyone might know a couple hondred people, it is highly likely you or someone you know is murdered every year.